Quest to London

(Until March 2020)

The one that gives you the perfect mix of seaside and cities, kicking off in Barcelona

The perfect mix of sea-sides and cities, the Quest to London kicks off in Barcelona, skirting the Mediterranean Sea before heading up through the middle of Italy and on to Eastern Europe, winding up in London after a perfectly balanced adventure.

WHAT YOU GET

18 nights accommodation

16 nights in Hotel or Hostel, 1 night in Hotel

Snooze in a combination of funky hostels and hotels for 18 nights in same-sex quad-share accommodation.

24included Meals

7 Dinner, 17 Breakfast

Feast on cuisine from every corner of Europe, with 17 breakfasts and 7 dinners on us. Think exquisite Austrian cakes, mountains of delectable Italian pasta and plates piled high with currywurst.

Team

Expert Trip Manager, Driver and Local Guides

A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life. An expert driver who knows foreign roads better than Google Maps. Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do.

Transport

All transport included during the trip

Included in your trip is transport across Europe on our fleet of comfy, state of the art coaches. They're kitted out with all the necessities: USB charge points, WiFi, Air Con and a rocking sound system. You bring the other essentials, like tunes, friendships and stories from the night before.

Your group

Travel with other 18-35 year olds from around the world

Our trips are exclusively 18-35. This means you'll be travelling with people just like you, from all over the world- laughter and friendships always guaranteed.

Experiences

26 included, 19 optional that you can add

TOP EXPERIENCES ON THIS TRIP:

- Indulge in an glamorous afternoon of wine and mozzarella tasting in Sorrento, Amalfi coast
- Catch a train along the pastel-hued villages & dramatic cliffs of the UNESCO-listed Cinque Terre
- Discover the secrets of Michelangelo's Florence in a locally guided walking tour
- Take in commemorative artwork & remains of the Berlin Wall on a historical walking tour*
- Cycle past Dutch windmills on a visit to a traditional Edam cheese farm and clog maker's house
- Learn about the lives of Emperors & Gladiators in a special access guided tour of the Colosseum in Rome*

*This experience is a Free Time Add-on and not included in trip costs

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ITINERARY

Nights spent per location

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1 night

Barcelona

2

2 nights

Nice

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French Riviera

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Monaco

1

1 night

Cinque Terre

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Pisa

1

1 night

Florence

2

2 nights

Sorrento

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Capri

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Pompeii

2

2 nights

Rome

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Vatican City

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Verona

2

2 nights

Venice

1

1 night

Salzburg

2

2 nights

Prague

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via

Dresden

2

2 nights

Berlin

2

2 nights

Amsterdam

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Edam

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Belgium

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Calais

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Dover

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2019

Best trip, would highly recommend! Trip manager and drives were fantastic!

Loved every second! Great itinerary and good trip manager and driver

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Anonymous

Traveled Aug 2019

Quest to London

I felt like the Contiki experience was portrayed differently to what I really got out of it. The reality is, you have to pay extra for all the real tourist attractions and sights you want to see when you visit locations. While I had studied the list of included activities, I did not expect it to be so self-sufficient. I ended up sending another NZD$1000 for activities which I had not really expected to spend. Another issue of mine was the gender split on my tour. When I started my trip, there were six males and 46 females. This was an uncomfortable situation joining the trip as I had hoped to meet some other like-minded guys like myself to get along with. The fact that there were so many females, something I gathered is a very common theme on many trips, made it challenging personally during my first 3-5 days.
One thing that I would change, is to include the new people getting on partway through the trip better. Bus games are all good and well but something off the bus needs to be done to include everyone. Many people have formed friend groups and it can feel isolating and awkward as a social traveller when you first arrive.
On a positive note, Steph and Catja were amazing on our trip and I could not praise them enough for their positive attitude and the hard work they do to make it enjoyable for everyone. I met some great people on my trip and really enjoyed the ease of travel. The accommodation was simple but was designed for what we needed so I do not have any comments to make there

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Anonymous

Traveled Aug 2019

The whole trip was better than I could have ever imagined 😇

Totally flawless and cannot wait to book another trip!

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Anonymous

Traveled Aug 2019

My trip was a dream, all the things we did and the people I met were awesom

Tie price was good and I don’t think I could do it for cheaper

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Anonymous

Traveled Jul 2019

Quest to London

Planned out perfectly and was able to cover many places in a short amount of time

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Mheila Cranness

Traveled Jul 2019

#DefinitelyNoRegrets

Quest to London was a phenomenal trip, I recommend it to everyone who wants a taste of Europe!

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Katherine Bonner

Traveled Jun 2019

Absolutely amazing

The trip was absolutely amazing due to the amazing organisation, activities and itinerary making it perfectly balanced. The trip manger and driver were beyond amazing

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Anonymous

Traveled May 2019

Quest to London

My Contiki experience exceeded my expectations. I have had friends recommend to me to do a contiki although did not think I’d enjoy myself as much as I did. Tour Manager Remi was very knowledgeable of the Countries and cities we went through and was always there if anything was needed. Atilla the coach driver was incredibly skilful at the wheel, always on time and ready to load the baggage on.

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Anonymous

Traveled Feb 2019

Quest to London

The whole experience was amazing! The tour manager recommends the best places to go in each city and you do activities that you would never do as a solo traveler. Only criticism is I didn't know about the additional cost of add on activities and I feel as though they should just include this cost upfront. The trip we did also meant that we got on half way through another tour and everyone already knew each other. I feel as though should have been told this upfront as we would have liked to start it in London instead were everyone else did appose to Barcelona. But honestly was such an amazing trip and a Contiki is a great way to travel. Will definitely ben doing another one some time soon!

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Anonymous

Traveled Jan 2019

Quest to London

The perfect length of time to be away for - the perfect trip manager (Matt) - The perfect style of accomodation and transfers - it was a truly perfect trip

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Ryan Young

Traveled Jan 2019

First and last contiki.

My first and last impressions of contiki were poor. Throughout the tour I experienced cockroaches in my bed, flooded bathrooms, blood stained sheets, carrying laggauge up five flights of stairs due to consistent maintanence requirements and several people including myself catching bed bugs from different rooms. All this from hostels that are supposed to be hand picked for their 'uniqueness'.
All of the included meals were basic and tasteless, one night we were given a plate of lettuce which to my disgust the person sitting next to me had a caterpillar in his meal.
From the map of the trip provided it seems as though you spend two days in destinations but really you're left spending more time on the bus then exploring the destinations due to a full day always being taken up by travel.
I also felt a constant threat to be back at the bus instead of enjoying the scenery as the TM was inconsistent with departure times, sometimes we would depart 10-15 minutes early without even doing a headcount.
This along with several other things is why it will be my first and last contiki. #plentyofregrets

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Anonymous

Traveled Dec 2018

Quest to London

Really good trip, however by quite a bit of driving on the bus

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Anonymous

Traveled Dec 2018

#somanyregrets

The trip itself and the visited places were good, however most of the trip was spent travelling. In every destination you had roughly one full day and the other was spent on the bus. In places with only one night you were lucky if you got half a day. Even though it was quad share and contacting contiki prior to booking, my partner and I were not advised we would not be able to room together.

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Claudia Jayne Morrison

Traveled Nov 2018

10/10

Such a good trip, perfect amount of time and covered a lot of different places

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Anonymous

Traveled Nov 2018

Quest to London

I found the trip quite expensive compared to other tours I have done. Mainly because we also had to pay $800+ for added extras, I didn’t think there were many included activities for the price and some of the dinners that were included were very basic.

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Maddison Grice

Traveled Sep 2018

Wouldn’t travel any other way!

Each city was amazing and gave you a good variety of different cultures!

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Lauren Slater

Traveled Sep 2018

Quest to London

Overall wonderful experience

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Jessica Bardetta

Traveled Sep 2018

Quest to London

I had an amazing time and saw so many amazing places

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Kelly Fratta

Traveled Aug 2018

Throughly enjoyable experience, making many new friends and memories !

Oops I think I answered this in question 1, please refer !

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Anonymous

Traveled Jul 2018

Contiki is a good way to meet friends

I liked all the countries we went to! very beautiful sights except for Berlin